Lincoln County, Tennessee

On the central southern border of TN, west of Chattanooga; organized Nov 14, 1809 from Bedford County. Name Origin: For Gen. Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), Revolutionary War officer, U.S. secretary of war (1781-83), and lt. gov. of MA (1788)

Lincoln County, Georgia

On central-eastern border of GA, north of Augusta; organized Feb 20, 1796 from Wilkes County. Name Origin: For Gen. Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), Revolutionary War officer, U.S. secretary of war (1781-83), and lt. gov. of MA (1788)

Lincoln County, North Carolina

In southwestern NC, northwest of Charlotte; organized 1779 (prior to statehood) from Tyron County, which was organized in 1768 and abolished in 1779. Name Origin: For Gen. Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), Revolutionary War officer, U.S. secretary of war (1781-83), and lt. gov. of MA (1788)

Lincoln County, Nebraska

In south-central NE, north of McCook; organized as Shorter County Jan 7, 1860 (prior to statehood) from unorganized territory (contained the "paper" counties of Grant and Jackson in 1870); name changed 1866. Name Origin: For Abraham Lincoln (1809-65), sixteenth U.S. president

Lincoln County, Kentucky

In south-central KY, south of Lexington; organized May 1, 1780 (prior to statehood) from Kentucky County. Name Origin: For Gen. Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), Revolutionary War officer, U.S. secretary of war (1781-83), and lt. gov. of MA (1788)

Lincoln County, Missouri

On the central eastern border of MO, north of Saint Louis; organized Dec 14, 1818 (prior to statehood) from Saint Charles County. Name Origin: For Gen. Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), Revolutionary War officer, U.S. Secretary of War (1781-83), and Lt. Gov. of MA (1788)

Lincoln County, Maine

On Atlantic coast of ME, south of Augusta; organized May 28, 1760 (prior to statehood) from York County. Name Origin: For either Enoch Lincoln (1788-1829), governor of ME (1827-29), or for Gen. Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), officer in the Revolutionary War, U.S. secretary of war (1781-83), and lt. gov. of MA (1788)

Jones Of Old Lincoln by Doak Maddox Mansfield is an engaging biographical novel based upon the life of George Washington Jones, a prominent nineteenth-century politician from Lincoln County, Tennessee.

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